For those who want to mall surf, Santiago has an excellant mall on Calle Juan Pablo Duarte. The mall features many American style clothing, furniture and other specialty shops. Upstairs has a Gold's Gym and a video game room also. It's about 1.5 hours from the North Coast. By the Pista Duarte turn left at Estrella Sadhala take Sadahla (10 minutes)until Juan Pablo Duarte, turn left on Juan Pablo. You can find it about 6 blocks down on the right. Landmarks: Burger King, Nacional, McDonalds & KFC.

GIRL WATCHING METER: A DEFINATE 5 ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 5